Alumni Blog

Year: 2014

  • Christine Askham ’09

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    Christine Askham ’09 will be attending graduate school at the University of Colorado-Boulder to become a secondary science teacher!

  • Victoria Czupryna Schmitz ’01

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    A little over one year ago, Victoria Czupryna Schmitz ’01 became a Literary Editor with Crimson Tide Editorial. She provides Line & Content Edits for authors who write fiction.

  • Theta sisters from the Class of 1966

    Theta sisters from the Class of 1966

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    Cheryl Downey ’66 hosted Theta sisters from the Class of 1966, Kirstie Lewis ’66, Nancy Eddy ’66 and Donna Gabbert Beck ’66 at her home in Santa Monica, CA in April. The roommates spent four action-packed days visiting amazing sites in the Los Angeles area, remembering good times at Gustavus, solving world problems, and eating…

  • Betsy Scherer ’12

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    This June, Betsy Scherer ’12 started a new job as a capital projects accountant at Target! And as of a year ago, she is living with two other Gusties: Mary Dierkes ’12 and Michelle Kirkvold ’12 in Minneapolis.

  • Susanne Stanonik Degen ’87

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     Marilyn Stanonik Carman ’89 writes about her sister: “I have great news to share about my sister, Susanne Degen, class of 1987: Excerpt of Mayo’s announcement: …Susanne Degen recently were named vice presidents of operations for Mayo Clinic Health System’s northwestern Wisconsin region. Both were assistant vice presidents in recent months. Degen received her bachelor’s…

  • Melissa Bruninga-Matteau ’90

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    Melissa Bruninga-Matteau ’90 just competed her first year as Assistant Professor of History at Martin Methodist College.

  • Gusties in Alaska

    Gusties in Alaska

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    Gustavus alums take a photo together in front of Aialik Glacier while spending a week in Alaska. Pictured from left: Elliot Peterson ’09, Jack Luce-Peterson, Laura Luce ’09, Erin Koppang Edelbrock ’09, Chris Edelbrock ’09, Amanda Varley ’08, and Riley Karbon ’09.

  • Ann Morris ’04

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    Ann Morris ’04 recently completed a residency in Radiation Oncology at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. This summer, she will begin work as an assistant clinical professor at West Virginia University where she will also serve as the medical director of the nearby Fairmont Regional Cancer Center. As part of her duties, she…

  • Brandon Hirdler ’12

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    This summer Brandon Hirdler ’12 started a travel intensive job as a consultant for the Minneapolis based company Healthland!

  • Naga Rumicho ’14

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    Naga Rumicho ’14 was hired by Novacare Rehabilitation to be a high school athletic trainer for South High School and Patrick Henry High Schools in Minneapolis.